An award-winning journalist argues that democracy is in recessionand explains why the West should worry.

About the Author

As Editor of the "New Statesman" magazine from 2005-2008, John Kampfner won a number of awards, including Current Affairs Magazine Editor of the Year. He is the author of "Blair's Wars," selected as a book of the year in 2003 by the "Times," "Sunday Times" and "Observer." For nearly a decade Kampfner was correspondent for Reuters and the "Daily Telegraph" in Moscow and Berlin, before becoming political correspondent and commentator for the "Financial Times" and the BBC. He lives in London.

Praise For Freedom for Sale…

Sunday Times (UK) “Marx was wrong, according to John Kampfner. It is not religion that is the opium of the people, but capitalism. Give them good shopping opportunities and they will forget about liberty, equality and fraternity, and cease to care about who governs them and how…. Kampfner’s book is original, persuasive and ­disquieting, and fills a gap in our understanding of the post-Cold-War world.”

The Guardian (UK) “A pungent thesis, argued with verve and an abundance of telling detail…. The fundamental questions of Freedom for Sale [are] often posed with a clarity that makes you wince.”

Publishers Weekly “Crisply written and smartly argued, this global tour of civil liberties in decline from India to Italy is an unnerving, urgent, and very persuasive wake-up call.”

Roll Call “[A] bold new analysis…. Kampfner dissects the geopolitical and social economic dynamics of Italy and seven other countries…to reveal the compromises a citizenry would endure for security and consumer independence…. [T]horoughly researched and intriguing.”

The National Interest “[Kampfner] is a successful print and television journalist who can write sharply as well as vividly…. Freedom for Sale is an easy and enjoyable read.”

Providence Journal-Bulletin“Freedom for Sale elaborates an intriguing thesis through a global survey of governments and societies.”

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